The New Kenya Cooperative Creameries is set to increase milk sales from farmers in Bomet, Kericho, Kisii, Kericho and Narok counties from Sh4.5bn to Sh6bn following the upgrade of a new Sh200m factory in Sotik.

The upgrade will increase the factory’s processing capacity from the current 60,000 liters to 100,000 liters of raw milk per day.

In this, farmers in the region are set to see upturn in their income from Sh850m to about 1.5bn in a year according to data from New KCC.

According to the Kenya Dairy Board, the state owned dairy processor has increased its share in the market from 23 per cent to 35 per cent since 2016 after upgrading of factories in Eldoret and Dandora.

The New KCC targets to control 40 per cent of the market share by the end of the year.